On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Pierre-Alain Dorange <[email protected]>wrote:
> 80n <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > [...] > > > > That said, the strategy adopted by OSFM is one that is calculated to > load > > > > the bases in favour of enabling them to switch to ODbL eventually. > > > > > > > I helped design the strategy. The problem statement was "how are we > going > > to change the license when half the contributors won't respond, some will > > refuse and some are even dead". The solution, it was my suggestion, was > to > > use attrition. Only permit new users to sign up to the new license > terms. > > Eventally new contributions will outnumber the old. > > > > This decision was made in a meeting between four people: myself, Steve > > Coast, Richard Fairhurst and Mike Collinson and is clearly documented > here: > > http://www.osmfoundation.org/images/e/e3/Osmf_boardminutes_20080320.pdf > > So was is the problem ? Is there really a problem ? > new user were asked to endorse the newlicence form wome weeks now. Now > it's time for old user to have the possibility to accept the new > licence. > Of course old user will probably have a poor answer, lot of accounts > were "dead" > > > [...] > > There have been repeated calls for a vote by the whole community. There > has > > been no response. > > I dont remember asking a vote... But perhaps i loose memory ;-) > > Seriously, i'm not sure a vote would be a good option for several > reasons. > * many accounts are no more used and probably "dead", how count them, > how know them ? Would you only count account who answer ? > * what would you propose to vote : the actual licence (CC-BY-SA, that > doesn't work at all for the project) vs the new licence ? > > Conveniently, the Contributor Terms already contain the answer to your questions: "Which other free and open license is chosen by a vote of the OSMF membership and approved by at least a 2/3 majority vote of active contributors". The OSMF membership had a vote to choose the ODbL. It would be reasonable to expect a vote of active contributors to follow. Instead they are following a different plan. > > > Seriously, you believe in that ? > > > What is the plan ? Why such an evil plan ? What is the conspiracy ? > > > They want to control the world ? > > > > They do not want to control the world. That would be silly. > > Yes it would be silly. I was exagerating of course. > But what is the plan ? Your initial message seems to me like "conspiracy > plan", but perhaps it's a misunderstood. > Is there (according to you of course) a "conspiracy plan" and if yes, > what is it ? > > (sorry for my poor english, i do not often write in english). > -- > Pierre-Alain Dorange > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk >
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